By: Jesse Striewski
You’ve got to hand it to a band like L.A. Guns, who unlike many of their fellow contemporaries out there that are still relying on merely their earlier material/hits, have been hustling both on the live circuit, as well as putting out new music on a two-year cycle consistently since 2017.
Right off the bat the cover imagery for Leopard Skin invokes a welcomed, we’ll say “pair” of emotions (even if it may just be an A.I. photo) in true ’80s sleaze fashion. But once one digs a bit deeper, there’s way more to unveil here.
The first two singles, “Taste It” and “Lucky Motherfucker” put the band in some interesting and amusing scenarios in their respective music videos. But the likes of “Runaway Train,” “The Masque,” and “Hit and Run” all easily steal the show.
I won’t sit here and claim L.A. Guns are my favorite ’80s metal band out there by any means. But their continous tenacity is enough to earn them some respect in just about any of rock’s history books.
Rating: 3/5 Stars
